Netherlands-antilles Population: 205 693 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 26% (male 27 001; female 26 091) 15-64 years: 67% (male 64 964; female 72 329) 65 years and over: 7% (male 6 393; female 8 915) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 1.06% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 17.61 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 6.63 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: -0.43 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.9 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 12.95 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 74.05 years male: 71.99 years female: 76.2 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 2.11 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality: noun: Netherlands Antillean(s) adjective: Netherlands Antillean Ethnic groups: mixed black 85% Carib Amerindian white East Asian Religions: Roman Catholic Protestant Jewish Seventh-Day Adventist Languages: Dutch (official) Papiamento a Spanish-Portuguese-Dutch-English dialect predominates English widely spoken Spanish Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: 98% female: 99% (1981 est.)
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